Waning · 47.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 03°
Last Quarter at
04:48UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1997Last Quarter
On Thursday, October 23, 1997, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.2% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
397,321 km246,884 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 10:01 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 16, 1997 | 03:46 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 23, 1997 | 04:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 31, 1997 | 10:01 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Thursday, October 23, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 1997 to the new moon of October 31, 1997, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
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